A LIE! The only thing that slaves built is the PAINT JOB, which is now gone, and replaced with different paint!

And guess what? The "slaves" were PAID! So then, were they even slaves?

Michelle Obama spoke at the Democrat National Convention on Monday night, and it didn’t take long for her to inject race into things, as she always seems to do:

“I wake up every day in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent Black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn.”

There’s just one big problem with her statement, which has also been echoed by her husband: it’s not entirely true. But don’t expect the media to tell you why.

First, the White House was not built solely — or even primarily — by slaves.

Most of the labor force consisted of local White laborers and artisans (from Maryland and Virginia) and a number of immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, and other European nations.

As the project neared completion — the lime-based whitewashing that gives the building its iconic appearance…slaves were indeed added to the mix.

But once again, facts get in the way of the Obama’s preachy race-baiting.

That’s because the U.S. government actually paid the slaves who worked on the White House.

One slave — Philip Reid — was paid directly, a sum of $1.25 per day ($31 per day in 2016 dollars). Is it technically “slave labor” — if you are paid?

Virginia Kruta of IJR adds these important points:

This is in addition to the fact that Mrs. Obama is herself a multi-millionaire, along with her Presidential husband, a graduate of Harvard University who is herself a walking symbol of the success that can come to anyone who is willing to work hard and apply one’s talent in America.

In other words, even as Michelle Obama herself rebukes the nation’s history of racism, she is a living example that America has done much to overcome it.

Once again, the Obamas never let historical facts get in the way of their race-baiting disses of America.

Recently I was attacked for telling people that I agreed with boycotting a business run by a Muslim. This is a fact. I don't want Koran believing Muslims to have any money.

To believe in the writings of a Pedophile Terrorist is ridiculous and horrible. While the carnal side of me appreciates his war brilliance, I appreciate even more the fact that I serve Christ and tell others to do the same.

The truth is: Good Muslims want to kill you and are commanded to lie to you, take you in their confidence and rape your wives. So. Any Muslim you know who is NOT raping your wife at the moment is:

a) A bad Muslim
b) Planning on it

Because their "holy book" honestly teaches -

"KILL EVERYONE WHO IS NOT A MUSLIM"

It's honestly the Koran. Inside it you find verses about killing ANYONE who does not claim that Islam is the only way. Here is the most potent one, but there are 190 more:

2: 190-193

190. And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors. And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing. And fight not with them at Al-Masjid-al-Haram. unless they first fight you there. But if they attack you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers. But if they cease, then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. And fight them until there is no more disbelief and worship is for Allah alone. But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against the polytheists.

So Christians and Jews, Sikhs and other Monotheists have a way out - We can believe in Islam and be saved.

But!

No matter what!

All the Atheists, Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists and Polytheists have to die anyway.

it's one of the better versions in english. what most people don't understand is that when a new company comes along and wants to make their own "versions" of the bible, they have to create the content that is 17% (some argue 20-25 percent) different than the original text.

for example: in matthew 28:18 in the kjv we have: "And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and inearth."

but in the niv we have: "Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me."'

they changed the phraseology, and a couple of words to enforce their own copyright. most noticeably they exchanged "power" for "authority"...

wow, they actually did exchange the truth of God for a lie...

let me prove it.

a policeman is in the middle of traffic. he holds up his hand. the car, which can totally run him over, stops because the driver knows who the policeman is... this is authority.

conversely,

an bull elephant is in the middle of traffic. he rears back his head, the car, which has no way of harming the elephant stops because the driver knows that he would die... this is power.

yes. the kjv is a very good version. but, when in doubt, you should look it all up in greek or hebrew to really get down to the nitty gritty of what every word means. i often use an amplified bible for this reason alone... sometimes the word intended in hebrew has a connotation that the translator couldn't work into a "proper" english sentence.

As a follower of Christ, I am happy to say I will not vote in this election, nor in any other one, for I am submissive to a higher government.

And I'm not going to give you any Christian Apologetics about how capitalism thrives on sin, or about how the Constitution pressures the heart into idolatrous, or about how every politician is a slave to the system that Christians should run from. Or about how sinful they all are, or about how voting inside of a system that tempts people away from their allegiance to God is wrong. Or how voting for someone somehow alleviates my duty as a Christian to be the light of the world, because I am asking them to do it for me...

No. Ignore all those things. Instead, let me just embolden your to lay your mind upon verses from the Bible itself. Let me start with Jesus Christ, and His idea of being a part of the political system:

"The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor, for it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. So if you worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.” (Luke 4:5-8)

And I will follow Christ, and He will be my perfect example of how I should live. Not in the system, but, outside of it. And I am not entertaining any election, except that of my own soul, nor do I want any power of my own in this world.

“You know that the rulers of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and the great ones exercise authority over them. Thus will it not be among you. But whoever wishes to become great among you, he will be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you, he will be your slave even as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:25-28)

So, no matter who wins this election, it does not matter to me, a Christian. For I am commanded by Paul and Peter to love and to serve and to submit.

"Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you."(Hebrews 13:17)

And

"Be in subjection to every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether to the king as being supreme, or to governors as being sent by him for vengeance to evildoers and praise to well doers, because the will of God is this: doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of foolish men, as free, and not having the freedom as a cover-up for evil, but as servants of God.

Honor everyone: love the brotherhood, fear God, Honor the king. Servants, be subject to masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the unreasonable. For this is acceptable, if for sake of conscience toward God, anyone endures griefs, suffering unjustly. For what kind of credit is it, if sinning and being struck, you shall endure? But if you shall endure doing good and suffering, this is commendable before God." (I Peter 2:13-20)

Again,

"Let every soul be subject to the authorities being above him. For there is no authority except by God; but those existing are having been instituted by God. Therefore the one rebelling against the authority has resisted the ordinance of God, and those having resisted will bring judgment upon themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Now do you desire not to fear the authority? Do the good, and you will have praise from him. For he is God’s servant to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For He is God’s servant, an avenger for wrath to the one doing evil.Therefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of the conscience. For because of this, you also pay taxes; for they are servants of God, attending continually upon this very thing. Render to all their dues: tax to whom tax, revenue to whom revenue, respect to whom respect, honor to whom honor.Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one loving the other has fulfilled the Law. For, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,”a and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, in, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”b Love does not do evil to its neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law." (Romans 13:1-10)

And did you forget that Jesus Christ Himself said the same thing about obeying authorities?

""Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." (Mark 12:17, Matthew 22:21, Luke 20:25)

And one final thought, as you mull over these passages... If you ever have to choose between doing things God's way or Man's way, you should always choose God. When pressed for an answer, at the firing line, when the guillotine is about to drop... You should remember the words of Peter: "But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men."

something i told a new flat earther when she expressed that she was at the end of her patience when she was sharing some flat earth facts with her parents.============Love and patience wins your debates. Stop trying. I've been "trickle feeding" my beliefs on facebook by causally releasing "questions" about gyroscope experiments, southern hemisphere flight times, verses in the bible etc... to them.

After I got over my final belief stumbling blocks last year and went whole hog into the idea i was overcome with elation that i finally understood so much about reality that i did think about telling all of my family.

Face it, my wife still does not believe. That's ok. One day everyone will believe it, but that day is not today. The only thing I can fight with is prayer and a positive life and speaking the truth. "Wise as serpents and harmless as doves" I think is the example that we are supposed to be.

As you get older in the movement, you will find 100,000 different beliefs even in the flat earth movement and many of us "have proof" of this or that or whatever... I encourage you to continue exploring and choose right now:

"When I am offended I will get BETTER and not BITTER."

Because I could name three people right now that I would love to punch in the face in the flat earth move, but the power and love of Jesus Christ compels me not to. So there's that.

Strange as it may be for me to say: Don't worry about the "globe-believers" for now and focus on what you believe. Again, there are probably enough unique views on the whole thing as there are believers in it.

Start looking at historical records, look at science, watch the good videos and don't worry about the trivia for now of trying to convert. The more wisdom you have under your belt; the more armed you are with GOOD information, the more good you can be to the whole movement.

I would say this: When Saul was struck with blindness on the road to Damascus and after his conversion, he waited FOURTEEN years before he went to Jerusalem and was ready for ministry. There was a lot of things he had to work on in his heart before he was ready to preach.

When a sponge is cut from the ocean, there is a time of threshing and beating and cutting and curing before it is ready to be used in fresh water for the purpose of doing human's good.

I would encourage you to take time and learn. I've been in the "movement" for almost a year now publicly and every two months or so I will come up with a question or infographic to help the movement as a whole, but mostly, I am still on my journey to find the whole truth.